Quote by George Eliot
Plainness has its peculiar temptations quite as much as beauty. -

Plainness has its peculiar temptations quite as much as beauty. – George Eliot

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When death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity. – George Eliot

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The sons of Judah have to choose that God may again choose them. The divine principle of our race is action, choice, resolved memory. – George Eliot

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I like to dedicate myself wholeheartedly to a cause so that I have more impact. My goal is to shed light on the beauty of the ocean and how important it is for our planet. – Hayden Panettiere

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The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal. – Sallust

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All things are perceived in the light of charity, and hence under the aspect of beauty for beauty is simply reality seen with the eyes of love. – Evelyn Underhill

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It is shallow people who think beauty is frivolous or excessive. If you are bringing beauty and god, you are enriching the country. Rice feeds the body, books feed the mind, beauty feeds the soul. It is one thing I can really be proud of and stand tall in the world. – Imelda Marcos

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